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Micah 2:4-11
New King James Version
Micah 2:4-11
New King James Version
4 In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
And (A)lament with a bitter lamentation, saying:
‘We are utterly destroyed!
He has changed the [a]heritage of my people;
How He has removed it from me!
To [b]a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”
5 Therefore you will have no [c]one to determine boundaries by lot
In the assembly of the Lord.
Lying Prophets
6 “Do not prattle,” you say to those who [d]prophesy.
So they shall not prophesy [e]to you;
[f]They shall not return insult for insult.
7 You who are named the house of Jacob:
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?
8 “Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—
You pull off the robe with the garment
From those who trust you, as they pass by,
Like men returned from war.
9 The women of My people you cast out
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.
10 “Arise and depart,
For this is not your (B)rest;
Because it is (C)defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [g]prophesy to you [h]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (D)prattler of this people.
Footnotes
- Micah 2:4 Lit. portion
- Micah 2:4 Lit. one turning back, an apostate
- Micah 2:5 Lit. one casting a surveyor’s line
- Micah 2:6 Or preach, lit. drip words
- Micah 2:6 Lit. to these
- Micah 2:6 Vg. He shall not take shame
- Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
- Micah 2:11 concerning
Micah 2:4-11
New International Version
Micah 2:4-11
New International Version
4 In that day people will ridicule you;
they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;(A)
my people’s possession is divided up.(B)
He takes it from me!
He assigns our fields to traitors.’”
False Prophets
6 “Do not prophesy,” their prophets say.
“Do not prophesy about these things;
disgrace(E) will not overtake us.(F)”
7 You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,
“Does the Lord become[a] impatient?
Does he do such things?”
“Do not my words do good(G)
to the one whose ways are upright?(H)
8 Lately my people have risen up
like an enemy.
You strip off the rich robe
from those who pass by without a care,
like men returning from battle.
9 You drive the women of my people
from their pleasant homes.(I)
You take away my blessing
from their children forever.
10 Get up, go away!
For this is not your resting place,(J)
because it is defiled,(K)
it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
11 If a liar and deceiver(L) comes and says,
‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’(M)
that would be just the prophet for this people!(N)
Footnotes
- Micah 2:7 Or Is the Spirit of the Lord
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